Musculoskeletal System Vocabulary
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| Cervical Spine | vertebrae 1-7
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| Thoracic Spine | vertebrae 8-19 (12 total), chest cavity, curvature of the spine
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| Lumbar Spine | vertebrae 20-24 (last 5), lower back
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| cranium | eight bones of the head
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| coccyx | tail bone
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| clavicle | collar bone
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| scapula | shoulder bone
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| femur | thigh (upper leg) bone
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| patella | knee cap
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| tibia | shin (front of lower leg) bone
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| fibula | thin leg bone (back of lower leg)
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| tarsal | ankle
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| metatarsal | foot
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| phalanges | toe bones
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| humerus | upper arm bone
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| ulna | lower arm, little finger side
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| radius | lower arm, thumb side
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| carpals | wrist bones
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| metacarpals | top of hand
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| phalanges | finger bones
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| arthro | joint
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| costo | rib
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| cranio | skull
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| ilio | ilium (part of the pelvis)
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| sacro | sacrum
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| chondro | cartilage
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| plasty | surgical repair or correction
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| scopy | observation
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| trophy | nutrition, growth, development
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| dis | separation, away from
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| intra | within, into, inside
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| myo | muscle
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| dys | difficult, painful
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| total hip arthroplasty | hip replacement surgery
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| myoma | benign (noncancerous) tumor of muscle tissue
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| Muscular Dystrophy | progressive crippling (weakening) disease of the muscles
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| osteoma | tumor comprised of bone
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| Ruptured Disk | slipped disc, usually in lower back
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| torn ligament | tissue at a joint is stretched
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| tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon (attaches muscle to bone)
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| chondritis | inflammation of cartilage
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| scoliosis | lateral (side to side) curvature of spine
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| arthroplasty | plastic repair of joint
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| Rheumatoid Arthritis | inflammation of the joint in 20-40 year-olds; includes fever, weight loss, and stiffness of the joints
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| osteoarthritis | chronic inflammation of the joints in older people
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| costectomy | removal of a rib
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| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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| fracture | broken bone
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| atrophy | without development
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| cranial | pertaining to the cranium
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| sternal puncture | insertion of a needle into the sternum to collect bone marrow
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| arthrogram | x-ray of a joint
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| laminectomy | removal of the lamina, for a ruptured disc
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| dystrophy | bad or faulty development
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| Orthopedics | the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the muscles and bones or fracture of bones
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| osteoporosis | abnormal condition causing bones to become brittle
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| mandible fracture | broken lower jaw
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